Wyoming gearing up for spring and summer road construction

The Wyoming Public Works Department has begun preparation for a number of spring projects.

In addition to regular spring maintenance activities, the Public Works Department is planning some larger jobs as well, including bridge rehabilitation, local and federally funded resurfacing projects and water main replacements.

“We have a lot of work happening this spring and summer,” said Bill Dooley, Wyoming’s Director of Public Works. “We are going to do all we can to minimize disruptions to our residents and those who do business in Wyoming. In the end, all this work will make our streets and infrastructure easier and better to navigate.”

Projects include a $1 million rehabilitation of the Burlingame Avenue bridge over Buck Creek, to take place June through August.

The RAPID Bus Rapid Transit Silver Line station construction along the Division Avenue corridor has begun, and will be completed in August of 2014.

From July through September, the Michigan Department of Transportation will reconstruct the intersection of 28th Street and Clyde Park Avenue.

Federally funded resurfacing projects in Wyoming, totaling $3.2 million, will take place from July through October. Those include:

Ivanrest Avenue from the north to the south city limits; Division Avenue from 28th to 36th streets and 44th to 54th streets; andA Division Avenue right turn lane southbound at 54th Street.

There will also be $1.8 million in local resurfacing projects from May through August. They include:

Gezon Parkway from Byron Center Avenue to Weller Court;52nd Street from Burlingame Avenue to Clyde Park Avenue;56th Street from Wilson Avenue to Canal Avenue;Burlingame Avenue from Burton Street to Chicago Drive;Godfrey Avenue from Chicago Drive to the north city limit;Sharon Avenue from 28th Street to 30th Street;Boone Avenue from 36th Street to north end;34th Street from Boone Avenue to Perry Avenue;Perry Avenue from 36th Street to north end;Albers Street from Godfrey Avenue to Nagel Avenue;Nagel Avenue from Albers Street to Lee Street; andDeboer Street from Godfrey Avenue to Nagel Avenue.

From June through October, a $1.2 million water main replacement project will be performed on Avon and Meyer avenues between 28th Street and Porter Street.

On March 21, the Grand Valley Metro Council transportation subcommittee awarded Wyoming $1.15 million in addition to the funding already allocated for Wyoming. The additional funding will be used for extending the 2013 resurfacing of Ivanrest Avenue to the south city limit, and the resurfacing of 32nd Street from Division Avenue to Eastern Avenue and 36th Street from Byron Center Avenue to Burlingame Avenue in 2014.

For further information, call the City of Wyoming at 530-7272, or visit the city website at www.wyomingmi.gov.